Posts Tagged ‘grace’
How to Deserve the Cross
The Good News is Jesus died once – for all. We need not earn the gift of salvation. To earn it would make it a wage. To pay for it would make it a purchase. There are not enough hours in the week, nowhere to clock in and record the hours it would take to…
Read MoreFalse Accusations and The Savior of the World
Three Important Things to Remember About Jesus: Stop the False Accusations A false accusation, especially on the head of someone who is entirely humble is all the more pitiable. Our oldest biological son John, aka the #marinebaby, recently called from his current assignment to tell us that we could take him off our cell phone…
Read MoreStealing Jesus and Grace: When I Knew it Was Right
For the record, stealing is wrong. It can change your life… forever. My first book, Stolen Jesus: An Unconventional Search for the Real Savior is on the shelves of Barnes and Noble. Kathie Lee Gifford tweeted her adoration for it. It rages a battle with 1991 classic written by Benny Hinn for the first place…
Read MoreLost and Removed Parenting: Holding it Together, Falling Apart
By 3:45 am I had lost it, removed myself – was barely holding it together and completely falling apart. I really do need to correct my verbiage. A few weeks ago our long term foster placement was returned to her birth home. #Joybaby was with us for 18-months. Our grief is substantial. I should say,…
Read MoreOne Day at a Time: How to Battle the Enemy Like a Boss
One Day at a Time: How to Battle the Enemy Like a Boss We didn’t exactly evacuate from the Houston area because of Hurricane Harvey, we were leaving for the weekend anyway. We were returning to the Abilene area, from which we moved recently, which you can read about here, for a couple of reasons. …
Read MoreGet a Bikini Ready Body In Two Easy Steps
Get a bikini ready body. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t frequent the Dr. Oz page. The desire starts early. Our fourteen-year-old just performed in a recital and when she watched the video after she said, “Oh my gosh, my abs are a mess.” While choosing her swimsuit, she lamented the same.…
Read MoreChristian Living: You’re Doing It All Wrong, Here’s How to Fix It
I am a Christian, in the sense that I believe Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. However, for the better part of my Christian walk I have been doing it wrong, living that is. We took a new foster placement two weeks ago today. She is a doll, although… she is…
Read MoreTo the Intolerant Jesus Squad, Choir Preachers, Fish Mongers, Toe Tappers, Hand Raisers, and Praise Posse: Play Nice
Be nice… Be not… intolerant. Play nice. Look out for the little guy. Sit with the lonely… Feed the hungry. Care for the sick and suffering. These are the things I told my children. Recently, I overheard the vandals, our 3 and 5-year-old sons, discussing niceness from the kitchen. Charlie explained to Sam, “I haf to…
Read MoreBest Tips for Effective Parenting for Every Parent
October 1999, I thought I had the parenting thing down pat. I could have easily written tips on what I knew then about effective parenting for every parent. I would have been wrong. Mary Margaret, aka Maggie, Magpie, and the Magster was easy… even if we thought she was hard. I did, in fact,…
Read MoreSleepless in Texas: Excuse me while I Ignore You, Common Sense, and Jesus
I am living a sleepless existence. I am still all out of whack from daylight savings time. The entire concept is not from Jesus. Messing with time, which is from the Lord who created it, is blasphemy. On the seventh day He rested. He didn’t rest, except in the spring when He rested less, or…
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